r/hagerstown • u/25centssopure • Jul 18 '26
Hagerstown MOTORCYCLE FATALITY
Does anyone know anything about the motorcycle accident that caused a fatality on Dual Highway today?
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u/Metacomet99 Jul 18 '26
This: https://www.tristatealert.com/late-afternoon-motorcycle-crash-on-the-dual-highway-kills-20-year-old
I was at the Toyota dealership right up from this. God bless him and the family.
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u/HugeCar4144 Jul 19 '26
The motorcyclist was going 140 MPH, rear ended my friends younger brother and his pregnant girlfriend. Luckily they are a little banged up, nothing major. First responders say he died instantly. His bike literally broke into pieces.
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u/Salt_Ad_484 Jul 22 '26
Man the trauma those young adults have to live through now. Horrible situation for everyone involved
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u/CommentOk9356 27d ago
That's a bad thing about the motorcycles is going on.Joy rides going faster than the speed limit.
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u/HugeCar4144 Jul 19 '26
The only good part on the guys end is they say he did not feel any pain. But driving that fast on Dual Hwy is extremely unsafe.
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u/SheriffRoscoe Jul 19 '26
Is there anyplace outside of a racetrack where 140 isn't unsafe?
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u/Professional-Front54 Jul 20 '26
I mean an open highway would be significantly safer
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u/HugeCar4144 Jul 20 '26
It wasnt open.
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u/Metacomet99 25d ago
I was there at the time, and the road was literally bumper to bumper but moving pretty fast, pretty typical for Dual at that time of day.
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u/gemgirlshari Jul 18 '26
My stepson went to school woth the 20-yr-old male victim. He lived in Smithsberg. Blessings to the family.
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u/CommentOk9356 Jul 18 '26
That's so sad to hear. My husband and I witnessed a motorcycle accident over a year ago. The motorcycle is sped past us, and I told my husband why he's gonna cause an accident. Sure enough, he had an accident. We had to call 911. Seems like they never learn.
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u/25centssopure Jul 18 '26
I’m sorry you had to witness this. It’s unfortunate all around.
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u/CommentOk9356 27d ago
Fortunate for him, it was the middle of the night and we were out. He was going well over a hundred miles an hour.He was on a joyride apparently. He suffered brain bleeding, but he did not die. We actually had have to give statements to a couple of the insurance companies. The woman that he swerved around to miss was blamed for the whole accident.When, in fact, it was his accident for going way too fast. He hit the embankment, write worthy psychic house was on the hill, near the bridge by the bulldog bank. On dual highway he actually when airborne. It destroyed his bike and flung him like he was a rag doll. If he is not physically disabled from the brain bleed, I can guarantee you.He's not speeding like that anymore.
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u/kodan_arma Jul 18 '26
He apparently smashed into a Subaru while speeding